Goro Azumaya
Appearance
Goro Azumaya | |
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Born | |
Died | July 8, 2010 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Japanese American |
Alma mater | Nagoya University |
Known for | Azumaya algebra |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Indiana University |
Doctoral advisor | Shokichi Iyanaga |
Doctoral students | James Osterburg Mohan Shrikhande |
Gorō Azumaya (born February 26, 1920[1], died July 8, 2010) was a Japanese mathematician who introduced the notion of Azumaya algebra in 1951. His advisor was Shokichi Iyanaga. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at Indiana University.
References
- ^ Unterburger, Amy L. (1994), Who's who among Asian Americans, 1994-95, Detroit: Gale, p. 14, ISBN 0810394332.